Cleaning out the library
July 9, 2007 11:12 am Book reviews, recommendsBelieve it or not, 5 beautiful bookshelves in the living room are not enough to hold our library. I do have a “spare” bookshelf in the sewing room for overflow, but it’s time to winnow the collection.
I think a good blog topic is which books I remove and why. If they are in the house, I must have thought at one time they were worth reading. It should be interesting to note which titles are not “re-readable” in my opinion. (That’s one reason I’ve mentioned before for owning books- I am a re-reader).
First toss: The Worth of a Woman’s Words (1999) by Dianna Booher.
The book jacket says: With heartwarming stories and thought-provoking quotes and Scriptures, Dianna Booher shows 41 ways our words can build, heal and encourage-and 29 ways our words can discourage and destroy-challenging women to think about the power of words and to use them wisely and well.
I found this to be about as challenging as “Chicken soup for the soul”. Mushy fluff marketed to Christian women. Why do some expect so little intellectually from us? This kind of material is one of the things that drive me away from cell groups.
July 9th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Overall, I am a book keeper. I have a very hard time getting rid of any books–in fact, I can’t think of one I’ve ever voluntarily tossed. I CAN, however, think of books I wish I had tried harder to keep. To be honest, getting rid of books treads very near sacriledge to me. Are you sure you should be doing this, Brandy?
July 10th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Give the yaggermushyfluff books to Erin. Problem solved.
July 10th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Oh, honey- Wait til you see all I toss out before I am done. I have never gotten any farther than 2/3 or 3/4 of the way recording all our books and I log over 420 right now.
Thowing away trash is one of the joys God give us.